Mister Cee on soliciting male undercover cop: 'I'm not gay'
theGRIO REPORT - One of hip-hop’s most popular DJs and radio personality, Mister Cee, was arrested over the weekend in a prostitute bust...
Tyler the Creator responds to Mountain Dew ad controversy
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler the Creator has finally responded to the backlash over his controversial Mountain Dew ad...
Mountain Dew to release Lil Wayne
theGRIO REPORT - A source tells theGrio PepsiCo is ending its association with rapper Lil' Wayne, an endorser of the soft drink Mountain Dew...
Lil Wayne pens letter to Till family
theGRIO REPORT - Lil Wayne has finally apologized to the family of Emmett Till after over a month of dealing with criticism over his vulgar verse where he used civil rights icon’s savage killing as metaphor for sexual intercourse...
Chicago rapper arrested while sleeping in car
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago rapper and Def Jam recording artist, Lil Reese, was found early Sunday morning while sleeping in a car and arrested on a warrant...
Talib Kweli on Rick Ross lyric scandal
theGRIO VIDEO - Kweli, who is a fan of Rick Ross’ music, would love to see the passion that was cultivated for standing up to a few negative lyrics is transferred to more issues affecting urban communities...
The Roots' Black Thought talks brief rap beef with Nas
theGRIO REPORT - The Roots, the legendary rap crew, have avoided beef with their fellow artists for the majority of their decades-long career...
Listen to Jay-Z's '100$' from 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack
theGRIO REPORT - Jay-Z was recently selected to be the executive producer for the movie soundtrack for this year’s highly anticipated film, 'The Great Gatsby'...
Slideshow: Hip-hop's best '4/20' high points
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - In honor of the unofficial holiday that is '4/20' (a.k.a. Marijuana Day), theGrio listed some of the more memorable cuts dedicated to the sticky icky...
